Please Help, Looking For Advice!

[louie_vil_slugger]

Hello all. I have many questions and will try and narrow this down as much as i can. I am a college graduate at 31 years old. I have a 3.6GPA and am a member of two national honor societies. I am highly interested in working in the field of intelligence I.E. CIA, DIA, NSA, or even FBI, DEA, Customs etc. I also know that to get these jobs the military could be an emense help. How should i proceed? Whats the difference between the Guard and the Reserves? Should I go active? What about enlisting vs. some type of officer position because of my degree? I am meeting with a national guard recruiter Tuesday of next week. I am not sure what all to ask. My brother is a Navy SEAL, he said what ever I do don't just enlist. In terms of intelligence experience is the Army where I need to be? Please, any info you can give me would greatly be appreciated, thank you and God bless.

[VTguard]

The military is definietly a good place to start when getting into the intelligence field. An MOS of 96B (Intelligence Analyst) is a great starter MOS for the field. The National Guard will give you the same training as the Active Duty, and depending on the unit you are assigned to, you will likely get some good hands-on experience as well. If you decided to go active duty, you will get more hands-on experience than you would in the Guard, but on the downside, you would have to wait until you complete your enlistment before you would be eligible to apply for any positions in the civilian sector (DHS, FBI, CIA, DEA, NSA). You could enlist in the Guard as a 96B, complete the training, and start applying for positions. If you find that you don't have enough experience in the field to get the jobs you want, you can always go active duty, for a few years, and try applying after you get out.

[California Major]

Hello all. I have many questions and will try and narrow this down as much as i can. I am a college graduate at 31 years old. I have a 3.6GPA and am a member of two national honor societies. I am highly interested in working in the field of intelligence I.E. CIA, DIA, NSA, or even FBI, DEA, Customs etc. I also know that to get these jobs the military could be an emense help. How should i proceed? Whats the difference between the Guard and the Reserves? Should I go active? What about enlisting vs. some type of officer position because of my degree? I am meeting with a national guard recruiter Tuesday of next week. I am not sure what all to ask. My brother is a Navy SEAL, he said what ever I do don't just enlist. In terms of intelligence experience is the Army where I need to be? Please, any info you can give me would greatly be appreciated, thank you and God bless.

We have an Intell unit in California, and our State Office of Homeland Security is mostly staffed with Guard guys. Think about the possibilities--